Report: Va. Dems to cave on Medicaid expansion (Good News from Virginia)

WTOP ^ | 06/09/2014 | AP

[KevinB]

WASHINGTON -- With Virginia Sen. Phil Puckett's resignation on Sunday tipping control of the chamber, state Republicans didn't waste any time.

The Washington Post reports that Republicans on Monday have forced Democrats to agree to pass a state budget without accepting the federal government's offer of a Medicaid expansion, dealing a blow to one of Gov. Terry McAuliffe's signature initiatives.

[KevinB]

Good news out of Virginia. We haven't had much of that lately.

[Hoodat]

Good news for the Commonwealth. Of course we wouldn’t even be in this situation if the state GOP had done something about the 35,000 Marylanders who are registered to vote in both Maryland and Virginia. Instead, the state GOP chooses to occupy itself with taking money raised within the Commonwealth for Ken Cuccinelli and giving it to Chris Christie.

[Qiviut]

Instead, the state GOP chooses to occupy itself with taking money raised within the Commonwealth for Ken Cuccinelli and giving it to Chris Christie.

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Grrrrrrrrrr.

At least Gov Schmoozer/boozer isn’t getting his way on the Medicaid via the Legislature, but I’m waiting for him to pull an “Obama” ... something illegal and going around the Legislature - not sure what he can do, but if he can, he will.

Now, if Brat could just pull off a 10.0 on the political Richter scale today ..... one can always hope for a miracle.

[ScottinVA]

Glad to hear it.. it’s been a tough go in the Old Dominion of late.